Package for dispensing paper sheets



A. R. LAWSON PACKAGE FOR DISPENSING PAPER SHEETS Filed June 22, 1956INVENTOR. Albert. l Lawon ATT( RNEY.

`luly 4, 1939.

Patented July 4, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE'.

PACKAGE FOR DISPENSING PAPER SHEETS Application June 22, 1936, SerialNo. 86,549

4 Claims.

This invention relates to an improved package for dispensing sheets ofpaper, such as sheets of waxed paper, individually and as they aredesired for use.

The package is so constructed and the sheets to be dispensed are soarranged therein that a large number of superimposed sheets of paper aresupported within the package in such a manner that individual sheets maybe readily withdrawn for use and the remaining sheets are protectedagainst exposure, soiling, or disturbance during withdrawal of sheetsfor use.

An object is to provide such a package wherein the container orenclosure is simple, inexpensive, and convenient. The package is soformed that the container may be hung upon a wall in a positionconvenient for use for removal of individual sheets therefrom.

A meritorious characteristic is that the con- 20 tainer is fashioned inthe form of an envelope having an opening adjacent to the top forwithdrawal of the sheets therefrom and the sheets are so supported infolded form therein as to be grasped along their folded portions forWithdrawal.

The container is self-closing following withdrawal of a sheet therefrom.Sheets which have been withdrawn but not used may be readily replacedwithin the container for later withdrawal. The sheets to be dispensedare so supported within the package that they may be withdrawn withouttearing or mutilation. The container occupies a minimum amount of spaceand is of maximum simplicity. The container effectively protects thesheets which it carries against exposure. The package is easilyfabricated and lends itself to display advertising.

Other objects, advantages, and meritorious features will more fullyappear from the following description, appended claims, and accompanyingdrawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved package partly broken away,

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on 2-2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is an elevation of a modified form of support for the sheets tobe dispensed,

Fig. 4 embodies my invention in a modified form of construction, and

Fig. 5 illustrates my invention in a second modified form ofconstruction.

In the dispensing of sheets of waxed paper it is common practice toprovide a boxlike container within which the sheets may be disposed orto provide a container within which a roll of waxed (Cl. 20G-57) paperis carried for withdrawal of paper from the roll and severance of asheet therefrom. Waxed paper sheets are also packaged within a containeradapted to be hung upon a wall for withdrawal of individual sheets suchas illustrated in the patent to Silbar, No. 1,662,080. In this type ofconstruction it is common practice to stitch the sheets within thecontainer and to withdraw individual sheets tearing them from thestitching which supports them.

My improved package comprises a container in the form of a pocket orenvelope which has a front wall Ill and a rear wall l2. These walls areconnected together as illustrated to form what might be termed a pocketlike enclosure open adjacent to the top for withdrawal of sheets fromthe pocket. This top opening is normally covered by a flap lli hereshown in the form of an end flap. The front and back wall might be madeof a single sheet or two sheets pasted together as at I5 as shown inFig. 2. In this gure the flap is shown as an extension of the rear walll2. An eyelet I6 extends through the iap and rear wall and holds themtogether at the top and provides means whereby the package may be hungup on a wall hook or the like.

Within the interior of the envelope there is provided sheet supportingmeans. In Fig. 2 this is shown in the form of an insert or blank i8which extends transversely across the top cf the envelope within itsinterior and is held in place between the ap and the rear wall by theeyelet I6. This blank is cut away as at 2l) and the cut out portion maybe folded downwardly as at 22 to provide a rounded supporting edge uponwhich the sheets for withdrawal are suspended.

A large number of superimposed sheets 24 are folded upon themselves overthis rounded edge portion 25 and so supported within the envelope thatthe folded edge portions of the sheets are opposite the opening providedin the envelope for withdrawal. The front wall il! will be cut away asat 26 to facilitate grasping of individual sheets for withdrawal fromthe envelope and as shown in the figures of the drawing. It will appearthat the sheet supporting edge portion of the sheet carrier is disposedslightly above the bottom of the pocket opening in the envelope throughwhich sheets are withdrawn. This facilitates the grasping of the foldedportions of the sheets for withdrawal.

In Fig. 3 there is illustrated a hanger or sheet carrier 28 formed ofwire shaped as shown to be inserted within the envelope. This wire isbent to provide a small loop 30 which may encircle the rivet I6 forsuspension of the hanger within the envelope. In Fig. 4 the sheets 24are shown as folded over a relatively rigid card 32 which card seatswithin the envelope and supports the sheets 24 upon its upper edge.

In Fig. 5 the sheet supporting member is in the form of a strip 34extending transversely across the interior of the envelope and supportedtherein by stitches 36 through its ends. The sheets 24 are foldedthereover. In this figure the flap 38 may be formed of the paper sheetwhich has been strengthened by chemical treatment or is so fashionedthat it normally tends to yieldingly engagethe front wall of theenclosure so as to closely cover the pocket opening through which sheetsare withdrawn therefrom. This flap is shown as secured by a band ofadhesive 40 to the envelope proper. It might be secured thereto in anysuitable fashion. The front and back walls of the envelope may besecured together as by the ap shown in Fig. 1 being adhesively securedin place or it may be formed in any fashion Well known in themanufacture of envelopes. The wall structure may be of strong,`tough,relatively thin ilexible paper or formed of a paper sheet of any desiredstrength, resiliency, and thickness. The sheets may be single sheetsfolded once transversely for suspension over the sheet supportingelement or the sheets may ilrst be folded along a longitudinal medianline and then folded transversely over the sheet supporting means. Inthe latter instance the entire package would have a less width than ifthe sheets were folded merely once along a transverse line.

CII

Various modifications of the invention may be carried out all Within thescope of the claims. The device lends itself to simplicity ofmanufacture and is simple and inexpensive. It is adaptable to permitready withdrawal of the sheets and support them at all times protectedagainst exposure.

What I claim is:

1. A dispensing package for paper sheets comprising a flat bag likestructure having marginally connected front and rear Walls and providedwith a sheet withdrawal opening extending transversely across said frontwall adjacent to the top, a sheet supporting element in the form of asheet structure secured between the said front and rear walls within thebag at the top of the bag and depending within the bag and having anopening extending transversely thereof disposed opposite the sheetwithdrawal opening through the bag wall, and a plurality of separatesuperposed sheets extending through the opening of said support and hungthereov-er to extend downwardly within the bag upon opposite sides ofsaid support and having their free ends terminating spaced from thebottom of the bag.

2. A dispensing package for paper sheets comprising an envelope havingconnected front and back walls and provided with an opening extendingtransversely across one of said walls below the top of the envelope, aflap connected with the other wall covering said opening, a bale likesupporting element secured to said other wall and having a sheetsupporting portion extending transversely across the interior of theenvelope opposite said opening, and a plurality of sheets superposedupon each other extending through the opening in said bale like supportand hung folded over the supporting portion thereof, said sheets havingdownwardly extending portions upon opposite sides of the supportextending downwardly within the envelope and having their free endportions terminating above the bottom of the envelope.

3. In a dispensing package for paper sheets comprising a iiat bag likestructure having connected front and rear walls and provided with asheet dispensing opening extending transversely across the top ofy oneofsaid walls, a sheet supporting element in the form of a sheet structurepositioned within said bag between its front and rear walls and having asupporting edge portion extending transversely of the bag and positionedopposite the sheet withdrawal opening at the top of the bag, and aplurality of separate superimposed folded sheets hung over said edgeportion and extending downwardly within the bag and having their freeends terminating spaced from the bottom of the bag.

4. A dispensing package for paper sheets comprising an envelope havingconnected front and back Walls and provided with an opening extendingtransversely across one of said walls adjacent the top of the envelope,saidenvelope having a flap covering said opening, a substantially rigidi

